A Waterloo Region Record blog on the Kitchener Rangers

April 26, 2013

Year in review - March to April

A botched call, playoff action, a season ends and call ups to the AHL and beyond.

March:

1 – The official working the penalty box in Owen Sound refuses to let rookie Justin Bailey
out of the box for an additional six seconds after his penalty had expired. In
that time, the Attack tie the game 1-1 with the Rangers, five minutes shy of
the final whistle and get a point by sending it to overtime.

8 – Kitchener loses to Saginaw 4-3 in a
shootout, but it’s the first game since mid-December that John Gibson, Ryan
Murphy, Radek Faksa, Tobias Rieder and Matt Puempel have all played in the same
game.

9 – Defenceman Ben Fanelli is knocked out the action after
taking a hit to the head from Saginaw’s
Terry Trafford.

16 – The Rangers end the season with a 6-4 loss to the Soo
Greyhounds.

18 – Ben Fanelli and Matt Puempel are named team co-MVPs at
the year-end banquet.

22 – Kitchener opens the
playoffs with a 5-2 win over Guelph
in the OHL western conference quarter-finals.

29 – The Rangers knock Guelph
out of the playoffs in five games with a 4-2 win at the Aud.

12- The London Knights defeat the Kitchener Rangers 4-1 to
win the OHL western conference semifinal in five games.

14 – Ryan Murphy is called up to the Charlotte Checkers of
the American Hockey League. Frank Corrado, John Gibson, Josh Leivo, Matia
Marcantuoni, Matt Puempel and Radek Faksa later join him in the minor pros.

22 - Frank Corrado makes his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks.

23 – Defenceman Ben Fanelli is named OHL humanitarian of the
year.

25 - Goalie John Gibson finished second in voting for OHL goalie of the year. Owen Sound's Jordan Binnington wins the award after finishing with 60 voting points. Gibson had 57.

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Year in review - March to April

A botched call, playoff action, a season ends and call ups to the AHL and beyond.

March:

1 – The official working the penalty box in Owen Sound refuses to let rookie Justin Bailey
out of the box for an additional six seconds after his penalty had expired. In
that time, the Attack tie the game 1-1 with the Rangers, five minutes shy of
the final whistle and get a point by sending it to overtime.

8 – Kitchener loses to Saginaw 4-3 in a
shootout, but it’s the first game since mid-December that John Gibson, Ryan
Murphy, Radek Faksa, Tobias Rieder and Matt Puempel have all played in the same
game.

9 – Defenceman Ben Fanelli is knocked out the action after
taking a hit to the head from Saginaw’s
Terry Trafford.

16 – The Rangers end the season with a 6-4 loss to the Soo
Greyhounds.

18 – Ben Fanelli and Matt Puempel are named team co-MVPs at
the year-end banquet.

22 – Kitchener opens the
playoffs with a 5-2 win over Guelph
in the OHL western conference quarter-finals.

29 – The Rangers knock Guelph
out of the playoffs in five games with a 4-2 win at the Aud.

12- The London Knights defeat the Kitchener Rangers 4-1 to
win the OHL western conference semifinal in five games.

14 – Ryan Murphy is called up to the Charlotte Checkers of
the American Hockey League. Frank Corrado, John Gibson, Josh Leivo, Matia
Marcantuoni, Matt Puempel and Radek Faksa later join him in the minor pros.

22 - Frank Corrado makes his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks.

23 – Defenceman Ben Fanelli is named OHL humanitarian of the
year.

25 - Goalie John Gibson finished second in voting for OHL goalie of the year. Owen Sound's Jordan Binnington wins the award after finishing with 60 voting points. Gibson had 57.